1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Day: Sunny. High near 62, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Patchy frost before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Tue's High Temperature
100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA and ~
Tue's Low Temperature
14 at Lyman, WY
Ridgefield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Ridgefield is 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Crystal Lake. It was named a CDP before the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 210.
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